Jinder Mahal reveals what he was told by WWE towards the end of his run with the company

Former WWE star Raj Dhesi, known as the company as Jinder Mahal, appeared on Chris Jericho’s podcast and here are the highlights…

Being allowed to call himself The Maharaja outside of WWE: “It was actually my plan while I was in WWE. I said it in all the promos and I noticed the WWE didn’t trademark it. I actually used it before WWE. I said it before WWE when I was released the last time, so I wanted to brand it. Going forward, I can do anything. I can have merchandise or any product or any line. I can do Maharaja brandin.I think it is kind of synonymous with myself now.”

His last couple years in WWE: “So the last two years, I wasn’t doing much. I was managing Indus Sher. In a way, they had retired me. They told me I wasn’t an active wrestler anymore, which was kind of weird. I think maybe they just wanted the focus to be on Indus Sher. I don’t know, something fresh, something new which I get because I had become very stale. Creative wise, I wasn’t doing much, which is, okay, I get it. I get it. Things change. That’s how my career has always been.”

His relationship with Vince McMahon: “Relationship-wise, confidence-wise, trust-wise, trust is a big thing with Vince. He really trusted me a lot after that (being WWE Champion) in any situation, not just like main events, but also in anything he would put me in, like some comedy skits, you know, the 24/7 championship with R-Truth. I won the United States Championship at WrestleMania 34. That was a cool moment. With Vince, I was always on the show. I might not be in a top spot, I might be putting someone over, but I was always on all the time. I was on Live Events year round. I was booked a lot when Vince was in charge.” (quotes courtesy of WrestlingNews.co)